"Time to rename it The Sevilla Cup" "Maradona would be so proud" - Twitter erupts as Sevilla beat Roma on penalties to win 7th Europa League trophy
Sevilla defeated Jose Mourinho's Roma via penalties in the final of the UEFA Europa League (4-1) after the game ended 1-1. Fans on Twitter exploded while watching the action unfold.
Yassine Bono, one of Morocco's 2022 FIFA World Cup heroes, was called into early action when Leonardo Spinazzola launched an attempt on goal for the Serie A side. The former Juventus star's effort was well saved.
Bono, though, couldn't keep Paulo Dybala's pinpoint effort out. The Argentine drew first blood in the 34th minute. Ivan Rakitic's blistering left-footed strike came off the post for the Andalusians.
The game was level in the 55th minute when Gianluca Mancini put the ball inside of his own net. The match proceeded to extra time after regulation.
Chris Smalling's looping header clattered the crossbar in injury time of the second half of extra time. The match eventually went to penalties.
Lucas Ocampos and Brian Cristante scored the first for both teams. While Erik Lamela smashed his effort to the bottom corner, Mancini missed his shot for Roma. After Rakitic scored the third for the La Liga side, Bono brilliantly tipped Roger Ibanez's penalty to the post.
Rui Patricio saved Gonzalo Montiel's first shot. However, he was punished for encroachment. Montiel, who scored the winner for Argentina in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final shootout, once again converted from the spot to hand Sevilla the win in the Europa League.
The Spanish side's glorious run in the competition continued while Jose Mourinho suffered the first loss in a European final in his illustrious career. Here are some of the best reactions across Twitter after the Europa League final clash at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary:
18 December 2022: Montiel scores the penalty that makes Argentina world champions
31 May 2023: Montiel scores the penalty that makes Sevilla Europa League champions
Sevilla's hero in the Europa League final ๐ค Morocco's hero at the World Cup
BONO ๐งฑ https://t.co/9EUaA4jBE6
Weโre gonna draw Sevilla in the Champions League https://t.co/81gYcXEJKQ
Argentina win the World Cup, Napoli win Serie A, Barcelona win LaLiga and Sevilla win Europa League in the same season ๐ฎ๐
Diego Maradona would be so proud ๐ https://t.co/mRpADwe5LR
Bono showed up when it mattered most for Morocco in the World Cup and Sevilla in the Europa League final.
What a keeper ๐๐ฒ๐ฆ https://t.co/nKANLvOmqy
Trophies at Juventude
Trophies at Galatasaray
Trophies at Porto
Trophies at Sevilla
Another one added to the long list of players to be successful everywhere they've played apart from whilst they were being made a scapegoat for English dross at this shitshow
Hope this helps https://t.co/ebDE6V8iW9
Sevilla turn Special one to Ordinary one https://t.co/udwL701TwZ
December 2022: Gonzalo Montiel clinches the World Cup for Argentina on penalties
May 2023: Gonzalo Montiel clinches the Europa League for Sevilla on penalties https://t.co/W3l7qsTpTE
We gave Sevilla 25m + lamela for Gil and they ended up with all 3 https://t.co/vgWHkDE7xD
How many times have Sevilla won the Europa League? https://t.co/OpxqVUpLx5
The reason Sevilla won the EL https://t.co/SqEHsc2Y3f
Bryan Gil letting Harry Kane wear his Sevilla Europa League winnerโs medal https://t.co/4KG5tL7iVs
SEVILLA FANS STORM THE PITCH AFTER WINNING THE EUROPA LEAGUE ๐ฎ https://t.co/adx53wsPsO
The only football club that can face Sevilla in Europa final and not lose https://t.co/FrAEw2VGvN
Mourinho hype just lose a final and get cooked by Sevilla https://t.co/4mEhkpZ4xg
No wonder Lamela chose Sevilla
Wins his first trophy ๐ https://t.co/aKcjv6ZZJj
Taking this terrible Roma team to back to back European finals was already an overachievement.
Jose Mourinho still remains one of the greatest managers of all time. https://t.co/8H7soCCuen
Josรฉ Luis Mendilibar is the first manager to triumph against Josรฉ Mourinho in a UEFA club tournament final.
The Only Oneโข๏ธ
#UELfinal https://t.co/RcvcpQkyB6
That stupid narrative of โMourinho winning the Europa League is bigger than Pep winning the Champions Leagueโ is dead
At the end of the day Pep is greatest manager of all time https://t.co/3n3qTb8wd3
It happened again, i feel for Mourinho man
https://t.co/oaHImvolF6
I witnessed Mourinho getting let down on pens in 2012, this is nothing. https://t.co/j1CyhWbsaE
Mourinhoโs European final undefeated streak https://t.co/GGitTbgSxN
Congratulations @SevillaFC
You are Europa League Experts!!!! Amazing!!!! Respect!!!
Won this tournament 7 times since 2006!!!! twitter.com/i/web/status/1โฆ
Congratulations to @SevillaFC and their fans for winning their brilliant seventh @EuropaLeague title.
1 - Josรฉ Mourinho has not lifted the trophy for the first time in a final of a major European competition, after winning in each of the previous five. News.
#SevillaRoma #UELfinal https://t.co/j8mo0OSSFD
It might be time to rename it The Sevilla Cup. Extraordinary achievements in this competition. ๐๐ป๐๐ป
Jose Mourinho spoke about his future ahead of the Europa League final against Sevilla
Jose Mourinho reaching back-to-back European finals with AS Roma showed that the Portuguese is still an elite manager. He has been linked with several clubs, including taking charge of Paris Saint-Germain next season.
Ahead of the Europa League final against Sevilla, Mourinho spoke about his future. He told the media that he has already communicated with the Roma players about the matter. The Portuguese said:
"I havenโt spoken with any other club as things stand. There are no negotiations. I told the truth [on future] to my team โ but itโs something that stays between me and the team. They know what I will do.โ
While the loss to Sevilla is a big blow for Mourinho and Roma, it shouldn't discredit his remarkable career. It won't be surprising to see him back at an even bigger club next season.